Help with installation and configuration

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Rob Kuggeleijn on 4 Jan 2019

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Hi,

I am having problems doing a silent installation of Mathworks. I am using SCCM for the deployment with an installer_input file.

When running the installer (in automated mode so that I can see what is going wrong), it crashes with the following error:

(Jan 04, 2019 14:28:13) Task MATLAB R2018b Startup Accelerator for C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b does not exist
(Jan 04, 2019 14:28:13) java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.mathworks.install_impl.ComponentSizeAggregator.add(ComponentSizeAggregator.java:16)
	at com.mathworks.install_impl.ProductInstallerImpl.downloadProducts(ProductInstallerImpl.java:369)
	at com.mathworks.install_impl.ProductInstallerImpl.installProducts(ProductInstallerImpl.java:103)
	at com.mathworks.install_impl.InstallerImpl.install(InstallerImpl.java:137)
	at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.InstallTask.execute(InstallTask.java:46)
	at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractBackgroundTask.execute(AbstractBackgroundTask.java:38)
	at com.mathworks.install_task.AbstractInstallTask.call(AbstractInstallTask.java:50)
	at com.mathworks.install_task.AbstractInstallTask.call(AbstractInstallTask.java:18)
	at com.mathworks.wizard.worker.WorkerImpl.doInBackground(WorkerImpl.java:24)
	at javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
	at javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
(Jan 04, 2019 14:28:13) Error: The application encountered an unexpected error and needs to close.  You may want to try re-installing your product(s).  More information can be found at C:\TEMP\mathworks_install.log

The strange thing is, i've stated in the input file that I don't want an Accelerator service (it doesn't matter which option i choose in the input file, it crashes with this error in both cases).

My input file looks like this:

##################################################################
##
## Use this file to specify parameters required by the installer at runtime.
##
## Instructions for using this file.
##
## 1. Create a copy of this template file and fill in the required 
##    information.  
##
## 2. Uncomment only those lines that start with a single '#'
##    and set the desired values. All allowed values for the 
##    parameters are defined in the comments section for each 
##    parameter. 
##
## 3. Launch the installer from the command line, using the -inputFile option
##    to specify the name of your installer initialization file. 
##
##    (Windows) setup.exe -inputFile <file_name>
##    (Mac/Unix) install -inputFile <file_name>
##
## NOTE: 
##    If you want to run the activation application in silent
##    mode immediately after the installer completes, you must create
##    an activation initialization file and specify its name as the
##    value of the activationPropertiesFile= option. You can also
##    pass the name of the activation initialization file to the
##    installer using the -activationPropertiesFile command line
##    option.
##
################################################################## 
##
##
## SPECIFY INSTALLATION FOLDER
## 
## Example: 
##        (Windows) destinationFolder=C:\Program Files\MATLAB\RXXXX
##        (Unix) destinationFolder=/usr/local/RXXXX
##        (Mac) destinationFolder=/Applications
##
## Set the desired value for destinationFolder and 
## uncomment the line. 
destinationFolder=C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b
##
## SPECIFY FILE INSTALLATION KEY 
##
## Example: fileInstallationKey=xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx.....
##
## Set the desired value for fileInstallationKey and 
## uncomment the line.
##
fileInstallationKey=<REMOVED>
##
## ACCEPT LICENSE AGREEMENT  
##
## You must agree to the license agreement to install MathWorks products.
## The license agreement can be found in the license_agreement.txt file at the
## root level of the installation DVD.
##
## Example: agreeToLicense=yes
##
## Set agreeToLicense value to yes or no and 
## uncomment the line.
agreeToLicense=yes
##
## SPECIFY OUTPUT LOG
##
## Specify full path of file into which you want the results of the 
## installation to be recorded.
##
## Example: 
##            (Windows) outputFile=C:\TEMP\mathworks_<user_name>.log
##            (Unix/Mac) outputFile=/tmp/mathworks_<user_name>.log
##
## Set the desired value for outputFile and 
## uncomment the line.
outputFile=C:\TEMP\mathworks_install.log
## SPECIFY INSTALLER MODE 
## 
## interactive: Run the installer GUI, waiting for user input on all 
##              dialog boxes.
##
## silent:      Run the installer without displaying the GUI.
##
## automated:   Run the installer GUI, displaying all dialog boxes, but only 
##              waiting for user input on dialogs that are missing required 
##              input.
##
## Set mode value to either interactive, silent, or automated and 
## uncomment the line.
mode=automated
## SPECIFY LENGTH OF TIME DIALOG BOXES ARE DISPLAYED
##
## Specify how long the installer dialog boxes are displayed, in milliseconds.
##
## NOTE: Use this value only if you set the installer mode to automated.
##
## By default, the dialog boxes display on the screen for one second.
##
## Example: (To specify a value of 1 second.) automatedModeTimeout=1000
##
## Set the desired value for automatedModeTimeout and 
## uncomment the line.
# automatedModeTimeout=
## SPECIFY ACTIVATION PROPERTIES FILE (For non-network license types only)
##
## Enter the path to an existing file that contains properties to configure
## the activation process.
# activationPropertiesFile=
########## Begin: Options for Network License Types #########
##
## SPECIFY PATH TO LICENSE FILE (Required for network license types only)
##
## This value is required when installing either the License Manager or when 
## installing as a Network End-User
## Example: 
##            (Windows) licensePath=C:\TEMP\license.dat
##            (Unix) licensePath=/tmp/license.dat
## Set the desired value for licensePath and
## uncomment the line.
licensePath= \\eu.dc.local\Deploy\Applications\Mathworks\R2018b\License\license.dat
## CHOOSE TO INSTALL LICENSE MANAGER (For network license types only)
##
## Installs license manager files to disk.
##
## NOTE: You only need to install the license manager files
## on your license server.
##
## Set lmgrFiles value to true or false and
## uncomment the line.
# lmgrFiles=
## INSTALL LICENSE MANAGER AS A SERVICE (For network license types only)
##
## Configure the license manager as a service on Windows.
##
## NOTE: Not applicable for Unix or Mac.
##
## NOTE: The lmgr_files option (set in previous step) must also be set to true.
## 
## Set lmgrService value to true or false and
## uncomment the line.
# lmgrService=
########## End: Options for Network License Types #########
################# Begin - Windows Only Options ################ 
## 
## CHOOSE TO SET FILE ASSOCIATIONS 
## 
## Set to true if you want the installer to associate file types used by MathWorks 
## products to this version of MATLAB, or false if you do not want the installer to 
## associate MathWorks file types with this version of MATLAB. 
##   
## Default value is true. 
## 
## Set setFileAssoc value to true or false and 
## uncomment the line. 
# setFileAssoc= 
##
## CHOOSE TO CREATE WINDOWS DESKTOP SHORTCUT
##
## Set to true if you would like the installer to create a desktop shortcut icon
## when MATLAB is installed or false if you don't want the shortcut created.
##
## Set desktopShortcut value to true or false and
## uncomment the line.
desktopShortcut= true
## CHOOSE TO ADD SHORTCUT TO WINDOWS START MENU
##
## Set to true if you would like the installer to create a Start Menu shortcut 
## icon when MATLAB is installed or false if you don't want the shortcut created.
##
## Set startMenuShortcut value to true or false and
## uncomment the line.
startMenuShortcut= true
## CREATE a MATLAB Startup Accelerator task
##
## The MATLAB Startup Accelerator installer creates a 
## system task to preload MATLAB into the system’s cache 
## for faster startup.
##
## NOTE: By default, a MATLAB Startup Accelerator task will 
## automatically be created. 
##
## If you want a MATLAB Startup Accelerator task to be created, 
## do not edit this section.
## 
## Set createAccelTask value to false if you do not want to
## create an Accelerator task and uncomment the line.
createAccelTask= false
## Enable Login Named User  licensing
##
## Set to Yes to enable use of a Login Named User license for all users of this MATLAB installation
## Users must log in to their MathWorks Account when MATLAB starts.
##
## Example: enableLNU=yes
##
## NOTE: This flag is valid in silent installations only.
# enableLNU=yes
################ End - Windows Only Options ################ 
## SPECIFY PRODUCTS YOU WANT TO INSTALL 
##
## By default, the installer installs all the products and 
## documentation for which you are licensed. Products you are not licensed for 
## are not installed, even if they are listed here.
##
## Note:
## 1. To automatically install all your licensed products, do not edit
##    any lines in this section.
## 
## 2. To install a specific product or a subset of products for 
##    which you are licensed, uncomment the line for the product(s) you want
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